Better CPR for Non-Shockable Arrest; PICU Transfusions; PTSD After Child's ICU Stay Roundup of news from the 2023 Critical Care Congress Jan 26, 2023
Smaller Blood Draws Reduce Transfusions in ICU, Trial Suggests Randomized trial supports switch for adult ICU blood tests, despite a pandemic dent in the data Jan 24, 2023
Pediatric Respiratory Failure No Better Off With Early High-Flow Oxygen Randomized trial only applies to toddlers without COVID-19, though Jan 24, 2023
Fasting Before Respiratory Extubation Not Needed, Study Says Randomized trial suggests this common practice doesn't help Jan 23, 2023
For Septic Shock, Another Toss-up Between Emphasizing Vasopressors Vs Fluids CLOVERS randomized trial weighs in Jan 21, 2023
Use of Whole Blood for Severe Hemorrhage in the ED Tied to Lower Mortality Improved survival seen at 24 hours, 30 days versus component therapy-based transfusion alone Jan 18, 2023
Damar Hamlin's Cardiac Arrest: A Cardiologist's Perspective Commotio cordis has rarely been described as the result of a tackle in football Jan 03, 2023 video
Not So Fast for NSAID Closure of Heart Defect in Preterm Newborns Trial results favor waiting for patent ductus arteriosus to close on its own Dec 07, 2022
Upfront ECMO Disappoints for Cardiogenic Shock High-cost procedure not yet justified as an early strategy Nov 07, 2022
Where Will All the Sick Children Go? A surge in viral infections among kids is straining hospital capacity across the country Nov 01, 2022
Haloperidol for ICU Delirium Misses on Hard Endpoints No difference from placebo on composite outcome in randomized trial Oct 27, 2022
ECMO May Come With Mental Health Costs Use of ECMO for critical illness linked to modestly increased risk of new mental health diagnoses Oct 26, 2022
Beware When Anesthesia in the ICU Runs Afoul of the Law Certain procedural sedation practices for the critically ill are technically illegal Oct 26, 2022
Extra Mobilization Doesn't Save Lives, Time in the ICU Randomized trial may suggest that the "dose" from good usual care is enough Oct 26, 2022
Salt Pills During Diuresis: Acute HF Patients Neither Helped Nor Harmed Small randomized trial challenges conventional thinking about sodium Oct 05, 2022
Growing Calls to Marry HF Specialists With Cardiac Critical Care Cardiac ICU staffing issues require a multidisciplinary team approach, some say Oct 02, 2022
Toxicologist From 'The Good Nurse' on Catching a Killer Steven Marcus, MD, on following through with suspicions and calling out a flawed system Sep 22, 2022
Are Patients Safe Enough in Hospitals? Harlan Krumholz, MD, on why recent improvements in patient safety still aren't good enough Aug 12, 2022 video
Newborns of Disabled Mothers Face Birth Risks Smaller babies, more preterm births observed Aug 08, 2022
Racial Disparities Seen in Preemie Lung Disease Infants of Black mothers face more challenges with bronchopulmonary dysplasia Aug 01, 2022
Blood Viscosity Enters the Equation in COVID Mortality Its association with death may be unrelated to inflammation Jul 18, 2022
Defeat for Erythropoietin in Infant Encephalopathy Tide turns for presumed treatment for neonatal brain dysfunction Jul 13, 2022
Pulse Oximeters Choke Oxygen Delivery to Minorities in ICU Overestimation of oxygen saturation has real consequences for darker skin patients Jul 11, 2022
More RN Hours Linked With Better Sepsis Outcomes Facility needs to have enough nurses on staff for such "complex care," researcher warns Jun 01, 2022
Presepsin a 'Robust' Biomarker of Early-Onset Sepsis Researchers call for trials testing its use in guiding early empirical antibiotic treatment May 31, 2022
In the NICU, High-Flow Oxygen Boosts Intubation Success on First Attempt Effect of intervention most pronounced in less-experienced operators Apr 27, 2022
'Euthanasia Pivots on Intent:' Physician Witnesses in Husel Trial Speak Out Physician expert witnesses on either side of the Husel trial dive into case's gray areas Apr 21, 2022 video
'Great' News on Wrong Diagnoses in Pediatric ICUs Few mistakes seen in multicenter study, though likely an underestimate, researcher says Apr 21, 2022
Bedside Heart Pump Insertion: No Trip to the Cath Lab Necessary? Cardiogenic shock patients could stay in the cardiac ICU for IABP placement, group finds Apr 15, 2022
Nafcillin a Safe Option for Late-Onset Sepsis in Preemies Guidelines to reduce vancomycin use at an Ohio hospital did not affect mortality rate Apr 05, 2022
Infamous Vitamin C Study May Rely on Fraudulent Data Statistician alleges data in study led by Paul Marik, MD, were fabricated Mar 25, 2022
It's Not Over for Aspirin in Moderate COVID-19 Results more favorable for older people, those with comorbidities Mar 24, 2022
Antiplatelets Don't Get Critically Ill COVID Patients Off Ventilation Sooner REMAP-CAP trial weighs in on addition of aspirin, P2Y12 inhibitors Mar 22, 2022
Awake Prone Positioning: Which COVID Patients Benefit? Meta-analysis supports maneuver to reduce need for intubation in these groups Mar 17, 2022
'Exceptional' ECMO Outcomes in COVID-19 Reflect Early Choices When not used for last-ditch salvage, high proportion survive and recover lung function Mar 10, 2022
CMS Sepsis Measurement Under Fire Measure doesn't work and its re-endorsement process was flawed, critics say Mar 08, 2022
Comatose Cardiac Arrest Survivors Don't Need Brain Misfires Suppressed Trial finds seizure meds unwarranted for aberrant EEG patterns in the ICU Feb 23, 2022
Cardiac Arrest Patients Don't Necessarily Do Better With Intubation Debate on prehospital advanced airway management continues Feb 18, 2022
Slammed to the Max: This Hospital Has Hovered at Capacity Since Pandemic Began Staffing is at the breaking point, and diversion isn't an option Jan 31, 2022
